Gordon Eyre
08-30-2010, 7:47 PM
I have an old Craftsman Jointer that I have owned for 30 years or so. It still works fine; however, I notice that it takes slightly more off one side of the edge than the other. This is not good. The outfeed surface is perfectly flat and square with the fence. The infeed surface is flat but not square with the fence. It is out .007" from one side to the other. In other words it leans in slightly toward the fence. This is not something that I have ever adjusted in the 30 + years I have owned this hunk of iron.
Question: Has anyone adjusted this and might have a tip for how to go about this. Looking underneath the Jointer I do notice that it has two shafts that appear to have a large lock nut on them and the ends are a smaller bolt head where a socket or wrench might fit. Before I go ahead and start messing with this does anyone know if that is where the adjustment can be made for the problem I described. I have a digital measuring device so that I can determine when the infeed is completely level with the outfeed and square with the fence. By the way, my problem is not the fence, I have checked that throughly and adjusted it so that it is exactly 90 degrees with the outfeed table. My blades are completely level with the outfeed table as well.
There is not much downside in my just going ahead and doing this but thought I would ask first and see if any of you have first hand knowledge. I appreciate your help.
Question: Has anyone adjusted this and might have a tip for how to go about this. Looking underneath the Jointer I do notice that it has two shafts that appear to have a large lock nut on them and the ends are a smaller bolt head where a socket or wrench might fit. Before I go ahead and start messing with this does anyone know if that is where the adjustment can be made for the problem I described. I have a digital measuring device so that I can determine when the infeed is completely level with the outfeed and square with the fence. By the way, my problem is not the fence, I have checked that throughly and adjusted it so that it is exactly 90 degrees with the outfeed table. My blades are completely level with the outfeed table as well.
There is not much downside in my just going ahead and doing this but thought I would ask first and see if any of you have first hand knowledge. I appreciate your help.